Santianna

We're rollin down the river from Liverpool
Heave away, Santianna!
Around Cape Horn to Frisco Bay
We're bound for Californ-i-ay.

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So heave her up and away we'll go,
Heave away, Santianna!
Heave her up and away we'll go,
We're bound for Californ-i-o!

We've a bully good ship and a bully good crew,
Heave away, Santianna!
With a down east yankee for a captain too.
We're bound for Californ-i-ay.

Chorus

There's plenty of gold so I've been told
Heave away, Santianna!
There's plenty of gold so I've been told
Way out in Califor-ni-o.

Chorus

Back in the days of forty-nine,
Heave away, Santianna!
Those were the days of the fine old times.
We're bound for Californ-i-ay.

Chorus

When I get back to Liverpool town,
Heave away, Santianna!
I'll stand you whiskeys all around.
We're bound for Californ-i-ay.

Chorus

One more pull and that will do,
Heave away, Santianna!
We're the bullies to pull her through.
We're bound for Californ-i-ay.

Chorus


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